Sonny Montgomery : the veteran's champion
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- Publication date
- 2003
- Topics
- Montgomery, G. V. (Gillespie V.), United States. Congress. House -- Biography, Legislators -- United States -- Biography
- Publisher
- [Jackson] : Mississippi State University Libraries : Distributed by University Press of Mississippi
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- Internet Archive
- Language
- English
viii, 227 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 21 cm
"Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1966, Democrat G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery represented Mississippi's Third District in Congress for fifteen terms, serving under seven presidents. Sonny Montgomery: The Veteran's Champion, his autobiography, renders a very personal history of nearly forty years in public life." "Advocacy for veterans, the lodestar of his career, came from personal experience and conviction. In 1945, he helped capture a German machine gun nest and earned the Bronze Star Medal for Valor. With self-effacing humility he recalls World War II and his return to duty in Korea." "Among many accomplishments, one he ranks as his most outstanding. He rallied the votes to pass the bill named for him, The Montgomery G.I. Bill (HR 1657), which overhauled the original 1947 legislation by extending benefits to thousands of soldiers in the nation's all-volunteer service." "Chairing the select committee of POW's and MIA's, he and investigators determined that Vietnam, Cambodia, and other theaters of war were not holding American servicemen captive." "Montgomery comments on the presidents he worked with and knew personally - the erratic Richard Nixon, the affable Gerald Ford, the stern Jimmy Carter, and the congenial George H. W. Bush. Montgomery claimed presidents - from Nixon to Bush - as close friends." "During Ronald Reagan's presidency, Montgomery became a charter member of the "Boll Weevils," a coterie of southern and other Democrats. He discloses how the group was formed and how and why its members broke party lines to support a Republican president's legislative agenda." "Now a senior statesman known affectionately on Capital Hill as "Mr. Veteran," Montgomery reflects on both his political and personal life, his friendships with Senator John C. Stennis and other powerful figures, and his varied political accomplishments. Sonny Montgomery: The Veteran's Champion is a fulfilling story of a Mississippi hero invigorated by life in public service."--BOOK JACKET
Includes index
The early years -- Military service -- Presidents with whom I have served -- The Montgomery GI bill -- The Department of Veterans Affairs -- Americans missing in action in Southeast Asia -- Boll weevils -- Campaign financing -- The flag amendment -- House prayer breakfast -- My friendship with Senator John C. Stennis -- Social life -- Tributes
"Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1966, Democrat G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery represented Mississippi's Third District in Congress for fifteen terms, serving under seven presidents. Sonny Montgomery: The Veteran's Champion, his autobiography, renders a very personal history of nearly forty years in public life." "Advocacy for veterans, the lodestar of his career, came from personal experience and conviction. In 1945, he helped capture a German machine gun nest and earned the Bronze Star Medal for Valor. With self-effacing humility he recalls World War II and his return to duty in Korea." "Among many accomplishments, one he ranks as his most outstanding. He rallied the votes to pass the bill named for him, The Montgomery G.I. Bill (HR 1657), which overhauled the original 1947 legislation by extending benefits to thousands of soldiers in the nation's all-volunteer service." "Chairing the select committee of POW's and MIA's, he and investigators determined that Vietnam, Cambodia, and other theaters of war were not holding American servicemen captive." "Montgomery comments on the presidents he worked with and knew personally - the erratic Richard Nixon, the affable Gerald Ford, the stern Jimmy Carter, and the congenial George H. W. Bush. Montgomery claimed presidents - from Nixon to Bush - as close friends." "During Ronald Reagan's presidency, Montgomery became a charter member of the "Boll Weevils," a coterie of southern and other Democrats. He discloses how the group was formed and how and why its members broke party lines to support a Republican president's legislative agenda." "Now a senior statesman known affectionately on Capital Hill as "Mr. Veteran," Montgomery reflects on both his political and personal life, his friendships with Senator John C. Stennis and other powerful figures, and his varied political accomplishments. Sonny Montgomery: The Veteran's Champion is a fulfilling story of a Mississippi hero invigorated by life in public service."--BOOK JACKET
Includes index
The early years -- Military service -- Presidents with whom I have served -- The Montgomery GI bill -- The Department of Veterans Affairs -- Americans missing in action in Southeast Asia -- Boll weevils -- Campaign financing -- The flag amendment -- House prayer breakfast -- My friendship with Senator John C. Stennis -- Social life -- Tributes
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